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    Bo's Cafe
    Bo's Cafe
    Bo's Cafe
    Audiobook6 hours

    Bo's Cafe

    Written by Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol and John Lynch

    Narrated by Roger Mueller

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    High-powered executive Steven Kerner has no idea his tightly wound American dream is about to come crashing down. His high-profile, high-octane life has always provided everything he's wanted. Or so he thought. When his unresolved anger threatens his marriage, and his attempts to fix it only drive the one he loves farther away, he is pushed to the brink. An invitation from mystery man Andy Monroe may be the greatest hope Steven's ever been handed.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOasis Audio
    Release dateSep 3, 2009
    ISBN9781608146116
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    • 5/5
      Well written and overall a enjoyable book to read. Thanks
    • 5/5
      Appreciated the realistic struggles with relationships and self discovery of being safely vulnerable.
    • 5/5
      The grace of a loving God is narrated throughout a story of a maturing trust-based relationship, and the result is a wonderful story of growing humility—trusting yourself to God and others. It is a simple story, really. But it is this simplicity that makes it so powerful, just like the power of the simplicity of the Gospel. Not at all preachy or pious, the story weaves biblical truth within the reality of everyday life with humor, honesty and love. If you want to really know what the impact of God’s love really means to you and your relationships with others, I highly recommend it. I listened to the audio, which was superbly narrated.
    • 5/5
      Steven Kerner has a life that seems to be perfect. Status in the community, a nice house, lots of money, a beautiful wife, and a daughter named Jennifer. But what goes on behind closed doors is sometimes very different than what your colleagues, family and friends see. Steven has anger issues and Lindsey has had enough. She takes Jennifer and leaves but soon realizes that Steven is the one who should have left. She tells him she and Jennifer want to move back in, so he rents a room at the Marriott and ends up staying for way longer than he expected. One day he drives to an old restaurant where his family used to go when he was young and goes inside. There he meets Andy, a stranger who offers unwanted advice and a friendship Steven is not sure he wants. Through meetings with Andy and his friends who meet at Bo's Cafe, Steven learns the real truth behind his troubles.Although I liked the book from the first page, I wasn't really drawn into the story at first. Then, the more I read, the more I wanted to read until I couldn't put it down. The characters were so real and down to earth that I felt like I was sitting at Bo's with them. My favorite character other than Andy was Cynthia. Like me, she is a hippie at heart. I loved the descriptions of her clothes, jewelry and mannerisms. I loved the bond these friends had and that they met at Bo's on a regular basis to keep that friendship strong. I loved that they all found each other at a time in their lives when they so badly needed someone to help them get through a very tough time.This is a story of finding the true "you" even when it is nothing that you want to hear or acknowledge. It's a story about God's Grace and what you can overcome only through Him. It's about having people who love you and who you love no matter what flaws any of you have. It's about forgiveness and humility. It is a book I would recommend to anyone and everyone.
    • 3/5
      I really enjoyed Paul Young’s The Shack so when I realized Windblown Media had finally brought out another book I was very keen to read it. Bo’s Café is certainly an interesting book; very different from the Shack, but with a similar grace-filled message. While the Shack starts with solid real-world tragedy then slides into mystery, Bo’s Café opens with a mysteriously meaningful encounter, only to slide its way into everyday pain.The main character, Steven, is a person that many men might easily relate to, and a spouse that many women might recognize. He means well. He tries. But he knows his job is to provide and somehow he forgets there’s another provider, and that he’s also supposed to be present and part of his family.As Steven repeatedly reasons himself out of guilt, I find myself feeling sorry for him, then sorry for his wife, then guilty for my own mistakes—yes, wives make mistakes too. Meanwhile the angel in the truck-stop turns out to be a very real man with his own history and faults, as are all the other people Steven meets at Bo’s Café.I enjoyed the characters and their interactions. I valued the small insights into how their lives went downhill before they changed; they were changing still. But the story itself felt more preachy than The Shack—more determined to give me answers than to inspire me to seek for myself. The Shack had a lighter touch it seemed, filled with a sense of the wonder and otherness of God. But Bo’s Café is the other side of the same coin, heavier and more firmly grounded, with a God who is passionate about right relationships and attitudes.If Men are from Mars and Woman from Venus, then Bo’s Café might make a good sourcebook for translation. Mars and Venus strike sparks and fly apart, till they finally learn a way to live in balance with self and others. The book gives a fascinating insight into the male mind, and into God’s love. I enjoyed this it; just not so overwhelmingly as I enjoyed The Shack.
    • 5/5
      Bo's Cafe (like The Shack) proves that people are hungry for literature that offers more than just a portrait of the human condition. Readers want stories that offer true and realistic resolutions to the promises that have been made in the novel's onset. The subtitle to Bo's Cafe is "Will grace finally win?" In the last 30 to 50 pages, the authors paint a resolution that most people have never experienced before. The resolution isn't magic and it isn't easy for the characters in the story, but it is beautiful. If you want magical and happy endings, then Bo's Cafe isn't for you. If you want to see a realistic type of resolution to the question, "Will grace finally win?" then you'll want to check out "Bo's Cafe". The main drawback to Bo's Cafe (and to The Shack I believe) is the technical aspects of the writing. Too many complete sentences during the dialogue and I wasn't entirely convinced about some of the reactions that were made by the characters in various situations. That being said, I did get caught up in the story and it helped to overcome what I saw as technical writing problems. In fact, I got caught up in the novel because I wanted to see what would happen to each of the characters. I had become invested in them and I wanted to see their resolution--Would grace finally win? I had to find out. For the problems with the technical aspects, I take half-a-star off. Otherwise, five stars for showing a realistic resolution.